Moondog On The Streets Of New York

• Moondog – Why Spend The Dark Night With You?
• Moondog – Avenue Of The Americas (51st Street)
• Moondog – 2 West 46th Street
• Moondog – Lullaby (2 West 46th Street)
• Moondog – Fog On The Hudson (425 W 57th Street)

• 1. Why Spend The Dark Night With You?
• 2. Avenue Of The Americas (51st Street)
• 3. 2 West 46th Street
• 4. Lullaby (2 West 46th Street)
• 5. Fog On The Hudson (425 W 57th Street)
• 6. Utsu
• 7. On And Off The Beat
• 8. Chant
• 9. From One To Nine
• 10. Untitled Chant #1
• 11. Untitled Chant #2
• 12. Untitled Chant #3
• 13. Untitled Percussion Solo #1
• 14. Untitled Percussion Solo #2
• 15. Untitled Percussion Solo #3
• 16. Untitled Chant #4
• 17. Untitled Percussion Solo In Traffic #1
• 18. Untitled Percussion Solo In Traffic #2

Behold! A survey of Moondog’s earliest recorded works - many of them unreleased until now - through a collaboration by Mississippi Records and Lucia Records. From 1954 - 1962 field recordist Tony Schwartz frequently checked in with Moondog, his favorite street musician. Tony Schwartz made recordings of Moondog’s earliest compositions as they were coming into focus. Sometimes these recordings were made right on the street as Moondog busked, sometimes they were made in Schwartz’s studio, and sometimes they were made on NYC rooftops. The resulting recordings, many of which had never been released, were deposited at the Library Of Congress as part of the Tony Schwartz Collection in 2006 when Schwartz passed away, and this record was culled straight from these original tapes.